Stan Timek
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Jeremy,
Thanks for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race article. Very helpful. I also was directed to a DVXUser thread by Steve Smull that discussed the focus and zoom ring lubricant gelling up and sticking. In that thread there was a general feeling that external controls (LANC, etc) would alleviate the issue.
I feel pretty positive about the Panasonic cameras for this shoot, either the 170 or the 200A. I went on a similar warm weather shoot last year and we didn’t zoom all that much in shots, so if things go similarly on this next project they shouldn’t have any problems except during initial framing when the rings might be “sticky”
Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the help of everyone’s collective knowledge and experiences!
Stan Timek
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Adam, Thanks for your help. I’m concerned about the lubricant in the lens gelling up in the cold weather. I don’t expect the shooters would use the zoom rocker much during shots – and if it did get sticky they’d be good enough/smart enough to go manual.
I’d like to feel better about the viewfinder/LCD screen but I guess this might be an issue with all the compact rigs out there.
Your point about the batteries is well taken. I’ll look into options there for belts or maybe just warming them on the camera. Anyone know of good cables to go from a battery belt to a camera what won’t become stiff as a board and crack? For that matter how about audio cables with the same cold weather performance?
Thanks all!
Stan Timek
Pollywog Communications
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Thanks Noah. I guess my main concern is how the flip out LCD screen would fare in such cold weather (don’t the crystals slow down?) Would the shooters just use the traditional viewfinder? Will that be OK in zero/sub-zero weather? Lastly will the zoom mechanism be OK with the cold – if a hand warmer is used underneath, would that mess up the optics?
Sorry for the questions. I just want to make sure that my suggestions don’t lead him down the wrong path as I won’t be going on this shoot to fix any problems that may arise.
Stan Timek
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Jan,
I was just searching the archives for this topic and found your post. If I may, I have a student who recently purchased an HVX-200 with a 16 Gig card and a 32 Gig card.
She needs to off-load the cards to an external hard drive during a trip she will be taking. Would the camera partition the drive for the 16 Gig card or the 32 Gig card – OR – for the combined 48 Gigs of the two cards. Would she need to just shoot with one of the cards in the camera to avoid off-loading issues? I’m trying to help her purchase an appropriately sized external drive. Could you assist me with this issue?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Stan Timek
Pollywog Theater
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Paul,
One thing you might want to consider to drop him a short, hand-written note. Hand-written communication is so rare these days that the personal touch might be appreciated by your prospect. Plus it will be a communication avenue that he won’t be expecting.
Might be worth a try.
Stan Timek
Pollywog Theater
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Check out some of the 3D library houses (turbosquid.com comes to mind). Maybe you can find the pieces to do the animation and either do it yourself or hire an animator for less since you provided the majority of the assets.
Stan Timek
Pollywog Theater
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Ryan,
Sorry to jump in here but your plan sounds great and I just wanted to say that you can go to the PA state web site and research the LLC process and paperwork there. If you’re up to the work (not much involved really) you can file all the papers yourself and keep the fees to what the state charges (maybe around $300.00) If you have an accountant they could probably help you out for a small fee.
Good luck!
Stan
Stan Timek
Pollywog Theater
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Thank you for the explanation Jan. You are, of course, absolutely correct. I didn’t consider the throughput aspect of robotic assembly lines. When I first started my career I had the opportunity to work for Air Products and Chemicals and did sales/marketing work for their Specialty Gases division. (They provide products to the semiconductor industry) At the Semicon West trade show I had the opportunity to see those robotic assembly systems at work – mesmerizing to say the least!
Again, Thanks for everything.
Stan Timek
Pollywog Theater
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Jan,
I didn’t know that P2 cards were made by hand – wouldn’t robotic construction provide for more consistency and accuracy? Especially in the areas of soldering, component placement, etc.?
The multiple check points for QC are laudable and I’m sure necessary for the MTBF Panasonic is shooting for… but I was always told that the robitic assembly lines were the way to create consistency and high quality.
Just trying to understand the rational behind the process (one that obviously works extremely well.)
Thanks for all that you do here on the COW and elsewhere.
Stan Timek
Pollywog Theater
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If only more people were “comfortable with crotches”… the world would be a better place. 🙂
Stan Timek
Pollywog Theater
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